Eagle Rock is a neighborhood in northeastern Los Angeles that derives its name from a massive boulder at the district's northern edge, which contains an indentation that casts a vaguely bird-shaped shadow on the rock at certain times of day. In the 1880s Eagle Rock existed as a farming community with grand Victorian farmhouses and many exquisite Craftsman homes in charming neighborhoods. It became an independent city in 1906 and was incorporated in 1911; it also became home to Occidental College, designed by famed architect Myron Hunt, in 1914. Today, several streets in Eagle Rock are lined with historic and architecturally significant homes done in the Colonial revival, English Tudor, Craftsman, Georgian, Streamline Moderne, Art Deco and Spanish/Mission style of yesteryear. Panoramic view of a Spanish bungalow and a traditional Stucco residence on a vast field that is located somewhere in Eagle Rock. The boxy Spanish bungalow on the left has a long, striped awning the length of the porch, offering the homeowners plenty of shade. The stucco home on the right has three long windows on either side of the front door and two columns supporting the portico, but has no porch. A very old-looking almost barren tree is in the foreground, and in the background, on the extreme right, a new home is being built next to an existing residence.
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